382 XI. LIQUID COMPOUNDS- 



FOR USE IN THE ARTS. 



Guyofs spirit French brandy 5 gall. ; distil 10 pints : add to 

 that left in the still well-water 30 pints, lavander flowers or leaves 

 lib. ; distil all ofF. Take of the spirit first drawn off 11 oz., mea- 

 sures, well water 69 oz. measures ; of the second spirit 80 oz. mea- 

 sures : mix. Used for preserving animals and vegetables ; con- 

 tains 1 part of alcohol to 13 water. 



Substitute for Guyot's spirit. Spirit of lavander 1 pint, very 

 clear spring water 6 pints ; if it grows thick, filter through white 

 filtering paper. 



TINCTURES. 



FOR MEDICAL USE. 



TiNCTURA ACONiTi. Fol. acon. 3J, proof spirit ^vj ; anodyne, 

 deobstruent, gtt. x, gradually increased. 



TiNCT. ABSiNTHii. (PIi. Den, et Pruss.) Wormwood 1 part, 

 alcohol 6. Doses 5ss to 5ij. 



TiNCT. ABSINTHII coMP. (Par.) Large and small worm- 

 wood, of each 8, cloves 8, sugar 4, alcohol 125. 



Essentia amara. (Ph, Den.) Wormwood 4, blessed thistle, 

 bitter orange peel, and gentian root, ana 1, alcohol 45. Doses 5ss 

 to 5ij added to mixtures. 



TiNCT. ALOES, P. L. 1788, P. D. Aloes Soc. 5SS, extr. 

 glycyrr. 3J, proof spirit, water, ana lb. ss. — 7\ aloes, P. L. 1809. 



TiNCT. ALOES SocoTRiN.E. Al.^ Soc. ^ss, ext. glyc. 5jss, 

 S. V. R. ^iv, water lb. j ; purgative, stomachic, 5SS to 3JSS. 



ViNUM ALOES, p. L, 1824. Al. spic. extr. ^viij, canellae cort. 

 3ij, proof spirit and water, ana O iv. 



Elixir aloes saponaceum. Al. Soc, kali acet., fell, bovis 

 spis., myrrh, ana 3J, croci 3SS, S. V. R. lb. j ; aperient, deob- 

 struent. 



Balsum of life, Dec. aloes compositum. Extr. glycvr. 5SS, 

 kali ppi. 3ij, aloes Soc, myrrh., croci, ana 5j water lb. j ; boil to 

 3xij, strain, add tinct. cardam. comp. 3iv ; its taste improves greatly 

 by keeping ; stomachic, aperient, 3SS to 3ij ; also externally to 

 wounds and ulcers. 



Asthmatic elixir. Opium 1 oz., camphire 5 drachms, ol. 

 anisi 1 oz., proof spirit 1 gall. 



